Rockview Dam
Rockview Dam is a zoned earth-fill/rock-fill type dam located on the Palmiet River near Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1986 and serves mainly for pumping purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme.
Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
Power station
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme consists of two 200 megawatts turbine units located 2 kilometres upstream of the Kogelberg Dam on the Palmiet River near Cape Town, South Africa.
Rockview Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Grabouw, Western Cape
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.1882° or 34° 11′ 17″ southLongitude
18.9512° or 18° 57′ 4″ eastOpen location code
4FQWRX62+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 61497679OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q7355619
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Satellite Map
Discover Rockview Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Persian—“Rockview Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Rockviewdam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد روكفيو”
- Hausa: “Rockview Dam”
- Igbo: “Ọdọ Mmiri Rockview”
- Italian: “diga di Rockview”
- Persian: “سد راکویو”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Siyanyanzela and Steenbras.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Applethwaite Lake and Eskom Visitors Centre.
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